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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Server Installation and Setup
- Contents
- About vCenter Server Installation and Setup
- Introduction to vSphere Installation and Setup
- Deploying the vCenter Server Appliance
- File-Based Backup and Restore of vCenter Server
- Image-Based Backup and Restore of a vCenter Server Environment
- After You Deploy the vCenter Server Appliance
- Log In to vCenter Server by Using the vSphere Client
- Install the VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in
- Repoint vCenter Server to Another vCenter Server in a Different Domain
- Repoint a Single vCenter Server Node to an Existing Domain without a Replication Partner
- Repoint a vCenter Server Node to an Existing Domain with a Replication Partner
- Repoint a vCenter Server Node to a New Domain
- Syntax of the Domain Repoint Command
- Understanding Tagging and Authorization Conflicts
- vCenter Server Domain Repoint License Considerations
- Troubleshooting vCenter Server Installation or Deployment
Table 2-12. Configuration Parameters in the new_vcsa Section, os Subsection (continued)
Name Type Description
ssh_enable Boolean Set to true to enable SSH administrator login to the appliance.
Note vCenter Server appliance high availability requires remote SSH access to
the appliance.
time_tools_sync Boolean Optional. Set to true to deploy the appliance with the VMware Tools time
synchronization. VMware Tools synchronizes the time of the appliance with the
time of the ESxi host.
Ignored if you set NTP servers for time synchronization, that is, if you set the
ntp.servers
parameter.
Table 2-13. Configuration Parameters in the new_vcsa Section, sso Subsection
Name Type Description
password string Password of the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator user,
administrator@
your_domain_name
.
If you are deploying a vCenter Server appliance as the first instance in a new
vCenter Single Sign-On domain, you must set the password for the vCenter
Single Sign-On administrator user.
The password must contain between 8 and 20 characters, at least one
uppercase letter, at least one lowercase letter, at least one number, and at
least one special character, for example, a dollar sign ($), hash key (#), at sign
(@), period (.), or exclamation mark (!). All characters must be ASCII characters.
domain_name string vCenter Single Sign-On domain name, for example, vsphere.local.
If you are deploying a vCenter Server appliance as the first instance in a new
vCenter Single Sign-On domain, you must set the name for the new vCenter
Single Sign-On domain.
replication_partner_ho
stname
string The system name of the partner vCenter Server.
Required only if you are deploying a replication partner in an existing vCenter
Single Sign-On domain.
sso_port integer The HTTPS reverse proxy port of the partner vCenter Server .
The default port is 443. Use only if the partner uses a custom HTTPS reverse
proxy port.
Configuration Parameters in the ceip Section
Table 2-14. Configuration Parameters in the
ceip Section, settings Subsection
Name Type Description
ceip_enabled Boolean Set to true to join the CEIP for this appliance.
Syntax of the CLI Deployment Command
You can use command arguments to set the execution parameters of the deployment command.
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